Abstract
Case PresentationA 30-year-old healthy male presented with a complaint of chest pain after mild thoracic trauma sustained while rescuing stranded flood victims during Hurricane Harvey. Careful physical examination revealed a tender palpable cord along the lateral aspect of his chest consistent with a superficial thrombophlebitis.DiscussionMondor’s disease is a superficial thrombophlebitis with myriad underlying causes that can involve the thoracic wall. Although Mondor’s disease has been well described in the literature, this case describes a unique presentation in an austere environment with blunt trauma as the underlying cause.
Highlights
Case Presentation: A 30-year-old healthy male presented with a complaint of chest pain after mild thoracic trauma sustained while rescuing stranded flood victims during Hurricane Harvey
Mondor’s disease has been well described in the literature, this case describes a unique presentation in an austere environment with blunt trauma as the underlying cause. [Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2020;4(3):468–469.]
Mondor’s disease is a superficial thrombophlebitis first described by Charles Fagge in 1870 and later described by French surgeon Henri Mondor in 1939.1,2,3 Initially, the diagnosis referred to superficial thrombophlebitis of the lateral thoracic, thoracoepigastric, or superior epigastric veins of the thoracoabominal wall
Summary
Case Presentation: A 30-year-old healthy male presented with a complaint of chest pain after mild thoracic trauma sustained while rescuing stranded flood victims during Hurricane Harvey. Careful physical examination revealed a tender palpable cord along the lateral aspect of his chest consistent with a superficial thrombophlebitis
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